I am a first year male student of nursing doing a diploma course in india. I saw on the internet that in USA the authorities are making the rule that the minimum education requirements that allow a nurse to work is a Bachelor degree. As my cousins are staying there, i planned to go there after my studying and do further MSN studies if possible.
Now will the diploma education allow me to got there in the future or should i go for a B.Sc Nursing degree here. In that case will the B.Sc degree be considered equivalent to a bachelor degree(BSN) there .
Anyone currently working in USA, please kindly give ur suggestions.
Also is it possible that such a rule would come into existence considering the shortage of nurses in USA
E-mail me a copy of your diploma program, with all of the training and classroom hours. Perhaps it will meet the requirements for the US.........it basically depends on exactly what areas that you have had your training in and if enough hours.
For example, in the U.K., their diploma program only offers specialized programs such as you become certified for peds, adults health, or mental health. Let me see if your program will meet the requirement needed and then you can stay right where you are.
I will provide you with both the Diploma and degree classroom and training hours from the admission prospectus as soon as i can get it.
Regarding studying in US, the tuition fees are a bit costly and i didn't get any information about the work study programme. So it would be better to get a diploma here and go to US through green card and then continue with the studies if possible.
But will this Green card recruitment be there till 2010. what's your opinion?..
Green cards will always be here, whether they will continue then to be fast-tracked,no one knows for sure unless you have a crystal ball. Just like three years ago, they thought that H1-B visas would always be available for nurses.
Same thing, with the NAFTA visa, no one knows........................
I just got the prospectus of the nursing course that i am currently doing. Below are the subject that will be taught to us and the no of theory and practical hours.
Tell me if this is equivalent to the professional course in US that is required for Visa Screen Requirements..
Don't we need 2 to 3 years of experience to be eligible to work in US?. I will be completing the diploma by 2007. But i am still confused, whether to go for 4 yr B.Sc Nursing degree, incase if they change the policies and allows only 4 year degree people to work there. any opinion?
Also I didn't get your quote saying 'CGFNS evaluates each nurse on individual basis'.
do you mean the interview evaluation or something else.
from your previous post I take it granted that the diploma here will be equivalent to the professional course in US. am i right?
Agencies want you to have two to three years experience, but you can contract directly with a facility and go as a new grad and start at new grad salary.
If you ask CGFNS right now about your curriculum, they will tell you that they review each application on an individual basis. Your classes look fine to me, but I am not the one that gives the final okay, only they do.
One problem with the diploma is that it may not get you credit for many of your hours unless the classes are university or college based. So if you were going to go on for your BS in the US, you may have to redo some hours. This doesn't always happen but it can. Best would be to send an e-mail to a few programs in the US and see if they would fully honor your hours.
if i go for B.Sc nursing degree that is affiliated to a university then will i able to go for MSN studies after coming there. Here the colleges does not give any credit hours like the colleges in US.
if i go for B.Sc nursing degree that is affiliated to a university then will i able to go for MSN studies after coming there. Here the colleges does not give any credit hours like the colleges in US.
YES :balloons: :balloons:
That is my point, if you go for the four year degree and not the diploma, it will be much quicker for you to go on for your MSN and not have to repeat much of the same.
I Don't want to get too confused, I am already an American citizen but have the 3 year Advanced Diploma and am on the Register here in England. Will this affect me taking the NCLEX or CFGNS (spelling?)
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E-mail me a copy of your diploma program, with all of the training and classroom hours. Perhaps it will meet the requirements for the US.........it basically depends on exactly what areas that you have had your training in and if enough hours.
For example, in the U.K., their diploma program only offers specialized programs such as you become certified for peds, adults health, or mental health. Let me see if your program will meet the requirement needed and then you can stay right where you are.
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